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Biden’s hope for Saudi oil faces slim capacity reality check- oil and gas 360

Biden’s hope for Saudi oil faces slim capacity reality check

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Even if Joe Biden secures a pledge for more oil when he visits Saudi Arabia this week, it may do little to drive down the high fuel prices roiling the global economy.   The U.S. president’s visit to a country he once vowed to isolate represents a significant thawing of relations, but the Saudis and their OPEC partners

With world in energy shock, Saudi oil cushion gets very thin- oil and gas 360

With world in energy shock, Saudi oil cushion gets very thin

Reuters When French President Emmanuel Macron whispered in Joe Biden’s ear last month that top global oil exporter Saudi Arabia has very little additional capacity to increase output, the U.S. President looked surprised. Biden is due to land in Riyadh later this month, and he will likely hear the same sobering message – don’t count much on Saudi Arabia to

Biden to ask Persian Gulf producers to boost oil output during Middle East trip- oil and gas 360

Biden to ask Persian Gulf producers to boost oil output during Middle East trip

World Oil (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said he’ll ask U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf region to boost oil production when he meets with them during a trip to Saudi Arabia next month, one of the key avenues he has to address surging inflation costs at home.   “I have indicated to them that I thought they should be

Shell to sign deal with Qatar for large LNG project- oil and gas 360

Shell to sign deal with Qatar for large LNG project

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc is set to follow other Western energy majors by taking a stake in a $29 billion project to boost Qatar’s exports of liquefied natural gas, just as Europe races to shore up new supplies of the fuel.   The London-based company will probably announce its partnership with state-controlled Qatar Energy in Doha on Tuesday,

Eni to join Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco in Qatar's mega-LNG expansion - sources- oil and gas 360

Eni to join Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco in Qatar’s mega-LNG expansion – sources

Yahoo Finance HOUSTON – Italian producer Eni has been picked, along with another four oil majors, by Qatar as partners in the near $30 billion expansion of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, people with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Exxon Mobil Corp, TotalEnergies SE, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Eni will participate in the North Field expansion,

Saudi Arabia’s making $1 billion from oil exports every day- oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia’s making $1 billion from oil exports every day

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s oil exports reached $30 billion in March, the highest in at least six years, driven by a rally in oil prices and rising production. The value of crude exports, now almost $1 billion a day, increased by 123% year on year, the kingdom’s statistics office said. Saudi Arabia’s crude production rose to 10.3 million

UAE sends rare cargoes of oil toward Europe amid Russia snub- oil and gas 360- oil and gas 360- oil and gas 360

UAE sends rare cargoes of oil toward Europe amid Russia snub

World Oil (Bloomberg) — The United Arab Emirates has started shipping rare cargoes of oil toward Europe, where crude buyers are snubbing imports from Russia in the wake of the nation’s invasion of Ukraine. The oil tanker Moscow Spirit — hired by TotalEnergies SA’s shipping arm — is sailing toward Rotterdam, Netherlands with a cargo of about 1 million barrels

Saudi Aramco’s profit soars as oil prices and output jump- oil and gas 360

Saudi Aramco’s profit soars as oil prices and output jump

World Oil Aramco, which last week surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company, followed Big Oil rivals such as Shell Plc and BP Plc in reporting bumper earnings for the first quarter. Like them, the Saudi Arabian firm’s results were boosted by crude’s jump to $110 a barrel after Moscow’s attack in late February. State-controlled Aramco made net income of $39.5

Iran says it can double oil exports if market needs more barrels- oil and gas 360

Iran says it can double oil exports if market needs more barrels

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Iran has capacity to double oil exports if there’s sufficient demand, a top official said, even as a deal on the country’s nuclear program that could pave the way for the lifting of sanctions remain elusive. Iran will “exert maximum effort to recoup its crude oil market share and revive its customers,” Mohsen Khojastehmehr, managing director

Saudi February crude exports hit near two-year high- oil and gas 360

Saudi February crude exports hit near two-year high

Nasdaq Saudi Arabia’s crude exports in February rose to 7.307 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest level since April 2020, official data showed on Monday. Crude oil exports in February rose 4.4% from about 7 million bpd reported for January. The world’s largest oil exporter’s February crude production also rose to its highest level in nearly two years at

Natural gas surges to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war upends energy markets- oil and gas 360

Natural gas surges to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war upends energy markets

CNBC U.S. natural gas prices surged to the highest level in more than 13 years Monday as Russia’s war on Ukraine causes a global energy crunch, and as forecasts called for cooler spring temperatures. Futures jumped more than 6% to trade as high as $7.80 per million British thermal units, the highest since October 2008. The jump builds on recent strength,

Saudi Arabia emphasizes 'essential role' of OPEC+ oil accord- oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia emphasizes ‘essential role’ of OPEC+ oil accord

Nasdaq March 22 – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet emphasised on Tuesday “the essential role” of the OPEC+ agreement in bringing balance and stability to oil markets, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. The statement, a little over a week before OPEC+ is scheduled to meet, indicates little chance the grouping will decide to raise oil output at a faster pace. Several